About us

Created in 2010, at present with about fifty members, Unacea is the Italian trade association of construction equipment, open to the contribution of all companies, institutions, and organizations involved in the CE industry. Unacea membership includes earth-moving machines, attachments, concrete equipment, tower cranes and drilling machineries.

The Unacea mission is to create a lean, business-led association with zero bureaucracy, able to defend the sector in Italy in an authoritative, unitary manner, and represent the sector in Europe and around the world.

In Europe, Unacea is the Italian member of Cece, the European Federation of Construction Machinery Manufacturers, which joins the national associations of 13 countries, representing around 1,200 companies with a turnover of around 23 billion EUR and 130 thousand employees.

Despite the serious difficulties affecting the whole manufacturing sector since 2007, the Italian construction machinery and equipment industry continues to be one of the best in Europe in terms of production volumes. Italian products, renowned and appreciated worldwide, stand out for their high specialization, continuous technological innovation and elegant design. With a turnover of over 2.5 billion EUR in 2014 and around 70% of its production exported, this Italian industrial sector includes around 200 companies, directly employing 6,000 people and generating a further 30,000 jobs in related industries.